Old Travel Blog Photograph Royal Pew Crathie Kirk Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the Royal Pew in Crathie Kirk, best known for being the regular place of worship of the British Royal Family when they are holidaying at nearby Balmoral Castle, Scotland. Crathie Kirk's south transept is reserved for royal use. Crathie has been a place of Christian worship since the 9th century when a church was founded on the banks of the River Dee by Saint Manire, Bishop of Aberdeenshire and Banff, and a follower of Saint Columba, the pioneer of Christianity in Scotland. A later church was built at the current site in 1804. Queen Victoria worshipped there from 1848, and every British monarch since has worshipped at Crathie Kirk. Victoria laid the foundation stone for a new, much larger, church in 1893. Victoria's decision to worship at Carthie Kirk initially caused a scandal, particularly when it was discovered that she had received communion there. As Supreme Governor of the Anglican Church of England, it was expected that she would worship in the Scottish Episcopal Church, which recognised the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Travel Blog Photograph Communion Table Crathie Kirk Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the Communion Table in Crathie Kirk, best known for being the regular place of worship of the British Royal Family when they are holidaying at nearby Balmoral Castle, Scotland. Crathie has been a place of Christian worship since the 9th century when a church was founded on the banks of the River Dee by Saint Manire, Bishop of Aberdeenshire and Banff, and a follower of Saint Columba, the pioneer of Christianity in Scotland. A later church was built at the current site in 1804. Queen Victoria worshipped there from 1848, and every British monarch since has worshipped at Crathie Kirk. Victoria laid the foundation stone for a new, much larger, church in 1893. Victoria's decision to worship at Carthie Kirk initially caused a scandal, particularly when it was discovered that she had received communion there. As Supreme Governor of the Anglican Church of England, it was expected that she would worship in the Scottish Episcopal Church, which recognised the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Travel Blog Photograph Jerviston House Motherwell Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Jerviston House in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. Jerviston estate was once the location of a small castle or Laird's House constructed in the 15th century, owned by the family of Robert Baillie. It was said to be very similar in design to Kingencleugh Castle. In the late 18th century the famed architects James and Robert Adam were commissioned to design a new country house adjacent to the older buildings. Jerviston was later purchased by the Colville family whose steelmaking plants in the area transformed Motherwell from a small village into an industrial town in the late 19th century. After the death of David Colville Senior the estate was gifted to the employees of the steel works and turned into a public park for the benefit of local people. A country club featuring a golf course and bowling greens was established in 1923.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Travel Blog Photograph Deaconess Hospital Edinburgh Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Deaconess Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Deaconess Hospital was opened in 1894 in a building next to St. Ninian's Mission. It provided practical training in nursing for Deaconesses, each of whom spent a year there as part of her training. Deaconesses who wished to become fully qualified nurses spent a further three years in the hospital's Nurses' Training School. The original hospital had 24 beds. Extensions in 1897 and 1912 brought this total up to 42. Emergency beds added during World War I further increased the number to 68, but these were reduced after 1918, so that in 1920 there were 50 beds including " open air " beds and children's cots. There were five wards: Charteris, named after the hospital's founder; Houldsworth, named after the Misses Houldsworth of Ayr who were generous subscribers; the Children's Ward which had 18 beds, six of which were on the balcony; Deaconess for church workers; and Moray. There was also a busy out patient department.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Travel Blog Photograph Shepherd And Sheep Road To Strathpeffer Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of a Shepherd and sheep on the road to Strathpeffer, Scotland. In the Victorian era Strathpeffer was popular as a spa resort, owing to the discovery of sulphurous springs in the 18th century. The pump room in the middle of the village dates from 1819. Soon after that, a hospital and a hotel were also built. The Strathpeffer Pavilion dates from 1880, and was built to provide a venue for entertainment of the visitors. The railway station closed in February 1946. The Clach an Tiompain, in English, the Sounding Stone or The Eagle Stone is a small Class I Pictish stone located near the northern entrance of Strathpeffer. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.